May 24, 2006
One of the Korean Wave’s best-known faces, actor Bae Yong-joon, has confided that he received psychological treatment for insomnia. In an interview in the June edition of men’s magazine GQ Korea, the actor disclosed he had difficul
Month: May 2006
Animation “My Beautiful Girl, Mari” to Be Aired on NHK
May 24, 2006
The Korean animation "My Beautiful Girl, Mari" directed by Lee Sung-gang will be shown on Japanese broadcaster NHK. The animation is scheduled to be aired
Hong Kong’s Film Noir “A Better Tomorrow” to Be Remade in Korea
2006, May 24
"A Better Tomorrow" (1986), a representative film noir in Hong Kong, will be remade in Korea.
According to Hollywood Report on May 24, Finger Prin
Super Junior Becomes 13-Boy Group
2006, May 24
The 12-boy group Super Junior will bring in one more member to become a 13-boy group. The group’s agency SM Entertainment said Tuesday that singer Kyuhyeon wil
“A Summer Story” Starring Lee Byung-hun to Be Exported to Japan
2006, May 23
A contract has been signed with SPO, a film distribution agency in Japan, regarding the export of the melodramatic film "A Summer Story" starring Lee
Tim Sings Sweet Ballads, Once Again
May 23, 2006
By Park Chung-aStaff Reporter
"The love that we trusted so dearly became a sad memory just in one day … just in one day, the h
Rising Actress Goh A-ra Introduced in Japan
2006, May 22
The Japanese daily Sankei Sports introduced young Korean actress Goh A-ra to its readers as a rising Korean star who will lead the next-generation Korean Wave. Printi
Wax to Release First Album in Japan
2006, May 22
Singer Wax will release her first feature album in Japan on May 24. Earlier on April 12, she released her first single album containing “Akai Ito” (Red
Koreans, French Fight Hollywood Domination
May 2, 2006
By Paolo BertolinContributing Writer CANNES, France ㅡ Films from South Korea may not be as prominently featured in the program of the 59th Cannes Film Festival as in recent years, yet Korean cinema is garnering a
Singer Lee Seung-chul to Release Eighth Album
2006, May 22
Singer Lee Seung-chul said that he will release his eighth regular album in September two years after releasing his seventh album in 2004. He released a remake alb